Community Harvest hosted several Indiana State Senators and Representatives on Wednesday, August 21 for a food bank tour and discussion on hunger relief in northeast Indiana. This is part of a larger effort to find sustainable solutions to the issue of hunger, its causes, and solving the problem here in our region. Carmen Cumberland, Community…
Thanks to a generous $20,000 donation from Kraft Heinz Co. through Feeding America, Community Harvest is able to purchase much-needed food for its Kids BackPack program, which provides weekend food to hundreds of kids and teens without other resources. The funding will be used to purchase foods like fruits, vegetables, soups, protein, boxed meals, snacks,…
Mac & Cheese Fest Fort Wayne Charity Festival Benefiting Hungry Families in Northeast Indiana Every dollar raised provides FOUR meals to a family in need! Saturday, October 12, 2019 12:00-3:30 pm Headwaters Park, 333 S Clinton St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Early Bird Special! Purchase your adult ticket before Friday, September 6 and get a…
Foellinger Foundation awarded a generous three-year $105,000 grant to Community Harvest Food Bank in support of hunger relief for families. The funding will provide more than 420,000 meals to children, seniors, Veterans, and families struggling with hunger and its associated health issues. With nearly 80,000 food insecure individuals living in northeast Indiana, this funding will…
Community Harvest will be closed for one week during its annual shut down July 1st through July 7th. We will reopen on Monday, July 8th. During this time, Farm Wagon and other programs will be unavailable. In addition, the food bank will be closed on Tuesday, June 25 for inventory counts. Farm Wagons will run…
Community Harvest Food Bank will be closed on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day. We apologize for any inconvenience. We will reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, May 28th. Thank you!
With Annual Canstruction® Competition Complete, Congratulations to Our Winners! Fort Wayne, Ind.: Canstruction® Fort Wayne winners have been announced! This annual nationwide competition features students using “art, design, math and problem solving skills to create fantastic, innovative structures using unopened cans of food. Students give back to the community by donating the food.” In…
Join us by supporting hunger relief through the Meijer Simply Give campaign! Now through June 16, purchase specially marked donation cards at checkout at Meijer (Lima Road location in Fort Wayne). All donations are converted into a Meijer Food-Only Gift Card and donated directly to Community Harvest Food Bank! he Simply Give program runs three…
“I add water so the soup lasts longer. Usually, I can get about three meals out of it before the can is gone.” It is hard to imagine that someone out there is stretching one can of soup over three meals. But it happens all the time. Laura, a senior citizen living on Social Security…
Please note: We will be closed on Friday, April 19th for the Easter holiday. We will reopen on Saturday, April 20th for our Saturday Helping Hands distribution and Community Cupboard pantry, and reopen with normal business hours on Monday, April 22nd. We apologize for any inconvenience!
Community Harvest Food Bank meets many partners in the fight against hunger, but perhaps one of our most exciting visits is when we host a representative from the Global FoodBanking Network. Gaby Rno, part of the Field Team, visited Community Harvest to glean information about our programs and practices in order to share information and…
We’re proud to announce that Canstruction® Fort Wayne is back for 2019 at Glenbrook Mall in Fort Wayne. You can use this page to vote for your favorite school to win the People’s Choice Award! Each vote costs $1.00 and all donations received will provide four meals to a family in need! Thank you for…
